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United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) Dividend Yield % : 4.66% (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is United Utilities Group Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-13), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of United Utilities Group is 4.66%.

Good Sign:

United Utilities Group PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:UU.' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.4   Med: 4.3   Max: 5.82
Current: 4.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of United Utilities Group was 5.82%. The lowest was 3.40%. And the median was 4.30%.

LSE:UU.'s Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
66.97% of 436 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.74 vs LSE:UU.: 4.66

United Utilities Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.59.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of United Utilities Group PLC is 1.45, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of United Utilities Group was 216.50. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.79.

As of today (2024-12-13), the Forward Dividend Yield % of United Utilities Group is 4.66%.

United Utilities Group's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £0.33.

During the past 12 months, United Utilities Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of United Utilities Group was 6.00% per year. The lowest was -10.10% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


United Utilities Group Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United Utilities Group Dividend Yield % Chart

United Utilities Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.62 4.62 3.85 4.17 4.56

United Utilities Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.89 4.17 4.80 4.56 4.76

Competitive Comparison of United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Utilities Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.



United Utilities Group Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

United Utilities Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.1728002024-11-282024-11-292025-01-13Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.3319002024-06-202024-06-212024-08-01Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.1659002023-12-212023-12-222024-02-01Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

United Utilities Group's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.6706/10.82
=6.20 %

Current Share Price is £10.82.
United Utilities Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.6706.

United Utilities Group's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.3456/10.82
=3.19 %

Current Share Price is £10.82.
United Utilities Group's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.1728 * 2 = £0.3456.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


United Utilities Group  (LSE:UU.) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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United Utilities Group Business Description

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Address
Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, GBR, WA5 3LP
United Utilities Group is primarily a holding company for United Utilities Water, the country's largest regulated water and wastewater utility, serving customers in northwest England, including Manchester and Liverpool.

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